Last Updated on October 24, 2024 by Steven W. Giovinco
The Comprehensive 6-month Plan for Repairing a Damaged Online Reputation
67 essential tasks that can be divided into step-by-step monthly actions.
The first month’s tasks focus on creating and updating online profiles, optimizing search engine results, and generating content ideas.
The second-month tasks involve website optimization, content creation, and the addition of new online platforms.
The third to sixth-month tasks are geared towards creating more content and expanding online presence through additional platforms which are then used to share new articles, blogs, and videos.
The plan includes daily and weekly instructions for social media engagement and writing posts and sharing them to improve online visibility. Overall, the goal is to build, boost and repair online reputations by focusing on excellent content creation, social media engagement, and frequent updates.
First Month Tasks
General Bio
- Review, rank and prioritize key links to be used in all content
- Write bio information with appropriate links
- Rewrite bio into one paragraph version with appropriate links
- Generate possible keyword search terms
- Make possible hashtags
- Create content topics for blogs, white papers, etc.
- Select and organize all images/photos to be used online
Update Social Media Platforms
- Update or create LinkedIn Profile with image, link and bio (same for below)
- Update or create Twitter Profile
- Update or create Crunchbase Profile
- Update or create Facebook Profile
- Update or create Medium Profile
- Update or create Youtube Profile
- Create a college alumni site Profile
Wikipedia
- Try adding a reference to a Wikipedia article based accolades in the bio, or on alumni or business pages
Second Month Tasks
Website
- Rewrite and update Home Page content with image
- Rewrite and update Services or related Page content with image
- Review and update About content
- Review and update Contact content and links
- Review and select WordPress template
- Configure WordPress admin
- Add WordPress plugins to improve speed and security
- Create WordPress Pages
- Update WordPress Menu
- Update SEO Title and Description for Home Page
- Update SEO Title and Description for Services or related Page
- Update SEO Title and Description for About Page
- Update SEO Title and Description for Blog Page
- Update SEO Title and Description for Contact Page
- Run Smush to compress images
- Configure SSL
Content Creation
- Write one blog text/article with image and appropriate hashtags based on the content topics
Wikipedia
- Try adding another reference to a Wikipedia article based on the bio, such as an alumni or business post
Third Month Tasks
New Platforms
- Create Wikitree Profile with image, link and bio (same for below)
- Google My Business Site
- Quora
- Academia
- Yelp
- About.me
- Reddit Account
- Tumblr
- Manta
Content Creation
- Write two+ blog posts with image and appropriate hashtags from content topic
- Write one Medium post with image and appropriate hashtags from content topic
- Write White Paper with image and appropriate hashtags from content topic
- Create a Presentation from one of the already-written articles/posts
Social Media
- Make Google Alerts for key search terms, and share results on social media
- Search for key search terms and Follow key leaders, businesses or people on social media
- Daily Instructions for Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.:
- Share a follower’s post
- Post a link to a pertinent article
- Comment on someone else’s post
- Follow one influencer and one potential client
- Review and refine your list of current followers
- Share on a crucial topic of proven interest to prospects
- Research a key influencer’s followers and follow some of them
- Weekly instructions for Instagram, Youtube, Crunchbase, Slideshare, etc.:
- Share a follower’s post.
- Post a link to a pertinent article
- Comment on someone else’s post
- Follow one influencer and one potential client
- Review and refine your list of current followers
- Share on a crucial topic of proven interest to prospects
- Research a key influencer’s followers and follow some of them
Forth to Sixth Month Tasks
New Platforms
- Create SoundCloud Profile with image, link and bio (same for below)
- Behance
- Flickr
- Imgur
- Piktochart
- Visual.ly
- DailyMotion
- Vimeo
Content Creation
- Write two+ blog posts per month with image and appropriate hashtags from content topic
- Write one Medium post with image and appropriate hashtags from content topic
- Write White Paper with image and appropriate hashtags from content topic
- Create a Presentation from one of the already-written articles/posts
Social Media
- Share Google Alerts results on social media
- Search for key search terms and Follow key leaders, businesses or people on social media
- Daily Instructions for Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.:
- Share a follower’s post
- Post a link to a pertinent article
- Comment on someone else’s post
- Follow one influencer and one potential client
- Review and refine your list of current followers
- Share on a crucial topic of proven interest to prospects
- Research a key influencer’s followers and follow some of them
- Weekly instructions for Instagram, Youtube, Crunchbase, Slideshare, etc.:
- Share a follower’s post.
- Post a link to a pertinent article
- Comment on someone else’s post
- Follow one influencer and one potential client
- Review and refine your list of current followers
- Share on a crucial topic of proven interest to prospects
- Research a key influencer’s followers and follow some of them
- Write guest posts and share
Bottom Line
It is possible to repair a damaged online reputation through following these step-by-step tasks. However, it takes a few hours a day for at least six months. If you have questions, feel free to reach out to Recover Reputation.
